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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| tenable | capable of being held or defended |
| temporize | to stall or act evasively in order to gain time or to avoid confrontation |
| taciturn | habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little |
| substantiate | establish by evidence, to prove |
| reconnaissance | military survey |
| largesse | generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions |
| invidious | offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness |
| intransigent | refusing to compromise |
| insatiable | so great or demanding as not to be satisfied |
| germane | relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting |
| eschew | to avoid, shun, keep away from |
| encomium | a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute |
| emulate | to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model |
| congeal | to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid |
| coherent | holding or sticking together; making a logical whole |
| carping | tending to find fault, nit-picking |
| belabor | to work on excessively; to thrash soundly |
| banal | hackneyed, trite, stale, bland |
| arrogate | to claim or take without right |
| acquisitive | able to get and retain ideas or information, concerned with acquiring wealth or property |